Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energyeere.energy.gov Arlene Anderson, Lead Systems Analysis Geothermal Technologies Program Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy Systems Analysis June 6, 2011 Geothermal Technologies Program Peer Review Bethesda, MD

Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energyeere.energy.gov Market, Policy & Regulatory Analysis What are geothermal system costs and RD&D impacts on LCOE? How do we estimate and describe the resource? What is the supply potential? How do we reduce development risks & enable RD&D through data sharing? What are the environmental impacts & benefits? What is the geothermal market share? What are the regulatory barriers to adding more power to the grid? Techno-economic Analysis Resource Assessment and Classification Environmental Analysis Data Provision The Systems Analysis effort provides data and information tools to support geothermal RD&D and informs decision-makers. Key Activity Areas Systems Analysis Strategy 2

Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energyeere.energy.gov Impact of New Technologies on Near-Field EGS LCOE (2010 cents per kilowatt hour) MAP HERE RD&D Lowers Geothermal LCOE EGS Cost Data 74 scenarios of EGS development Source: Gowda (EGI); Economic Impact Analysis for EGS Presentation Source: Turaga (ADI Analytics); June 6, 2011 Annual Peer Review 3

Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energyeere.energy.gov How Much Power Can Geothermal Provide – Estimating Resource Potential USGS Resource Assessment Identifying issues for assessing geothermal resources Co-production Supply Curve Developed database of 2.5 million wells from 32 state oil and gas well databases Source: Augustine (NREL); June 6, 2011 Annual Peer Review Source: Williams (USGS); June 6, 2011 Annual Peer Review 4

Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energyeere.energy.gov National Geothermal Data System (ARRA Funding) Systems Analysis (ARRA Funding) $6.5 M $5 M $33.7 M FY11 Funding Systems Analysis Education & Workforce Development International Funding & Budget—Systems Analysis 5

Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energyeere.energy.gov Techno-economic Analysis Market, Policy & Regulatory Analysis Projects Undergoing Peer Review Geothermal Supply Curves— Geopressured and Co-produced Current Focus—updating undiscovered hydrothermal and enhanced geothermal systems Life Cycle Costs of Baseline EGS Co-production Risk Assessment Decision Analysis for EGS Energy ROI of EGS GETEM Model Development Costs/Benefits of Geothermal Heat Pumps Projects Undergoing Peer Review Geothermal Supply Curves— Geopressured and Co-produced Current Focus—updating undiscovered hydrothermal and enhanced geothermal systems Life Cycle Costs of Baseline EGS Co-production Risk Assessment Decision Analysis for EGS Energy ROI of EGS GETEM Model Development Costs/Benefits of Geothermal Heat Pumps Projects Undergoing Peer Review Guidebook to Geothermal Power Finance RE Project Financing Website Current Focus—WebView RE Finance Tracking Initiative (REFTI) Current Focus Feed-in Tariffs; Incentivizing Geothermal Tool; Geo Business Models Projects Undergoing Peer Review Guidebook to Geothermal Power Finance RE Project Financing Website Current Focus—WebView RE Finance Tracking Initiative (REFTI) Current Focus Feed-in Tariffs; Incentivizing Geothermal Tool; Geo Business Models Environmental Analysis Projects Undergoing Peer Review Life Cycle Assessments on Emissions, Water and Energy Use Water Resource Requirements for Geothermal Energy Production Projects Undergoing Peer Review Life Cycle Assessments on Emissions, Water and Energy Use Water Resource Requirements for Geothermal Energy Production Systems Analysis Portfolio 6

Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energyeere.energy.gov Three-part strategy to reduce the risk of geothermal development. National Geothermal Data System (Data Provision) 1.System Design, Development and Testing—system will encompass the full range of geoscience and engineering data: data on geothermal site attributes, power plants, environmental factors, policy and procedure data, and institutional barriers; resource classification and financial risk assessment tools. 2.Data Development, Collection & Maintenance—system will be populated by linking to high quality data sets in partnership with all state geological surveys, Southern Methodist University and all awardees. 3.Resource Assessment and Classification—in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey, revise and update the assessment of geothermal resources in all 50 states, including all types of geothermal resources (geopressured, EGS, hydrothermal, permeable sedimentary, etc). 1.System Design, Development and Testing—system will encompass the full range of geoscience and engineering data: data on geothermal site attributes, power plants, environmental factors, policy and procedure data, and institutional barriers; resource classification and financial risk assessment tools. 2.Data Development, Collection & Maintenance—system will be populated by linking to high quality data sets in partnership with all state geological surveys, Southern Methodist University and all awardees. 3.Resource Assessment and Classification—in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey, revise and update the assessment of geothermal resources in all 50 states, including all types of geothermal resources (geopressured, EGS, hydrothermal, permeable sedimentary, etc). Resource Assessment and Classification + Systems Analysis Portfolio cont’d 7

Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energyeere.energy.gov Arlene Anderson - Lead, Systems Analysis National Geothermal Data System Resource Assessment Geothermal Technologies Program Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy U.S. Department of Energy Thank you!